My new series ‘Connections’ started with two little acrylic paintings, which I tried to make flow vertically, ‘Skater’ and ‘Acrobats’. These were followed by a third ‘Family Dancing’, inspired by a long postponed party at my lovely sister’s in early August.
The party was the first time our scattered family had all been together since the start of the pandemic. It was just wonderful to see and chat to them again and also to old friends, who we had sometimes known for years, but who we hadn’t met recently. So this was the inspiration for the paintings – the party made me think how connections are formed and sometimes temporarily lost but then regained. I planned a series of paintings that would flow both vertically or horizontally in any order and could be rotated around – just like conversations at a party. I ordered a box of 10 canvasses (25 x 30 cms) and set to work…
I drew the design and, to avoid repainting, initially thought I would decide all the colours in advance, Bridget Riley style. This plan was abandoned pretty swiftly, I was too keen to get painting! Ten may have been a bit ambitious – only 7 completed so far, but a lesson learnt from earlier was that, to get a cohesive feel, it was better to work on several at a time.
Today, I have submitted 4 to an on-line exhibition, the first time I have tried to enter any of my paintings in an exhibition since I was a teenager, fingers crossed they accept them!
Watch this space!
Judy Randle Art 
These look great by the way, nice idea having them link all together.
Good luck with the competition!
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